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= Overall State of Health of Caracas =

Health Outcomes
Sources: 1 and 2
 * ** Mortality ** ||  ||   ||
 * //Premature Death// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** ||  ||   ||
 * ** Districto Capital ** || **Ages** || **Number of Deaths (2003-2007)** ||
 * || 1-4 year || 68  ||
 * || 5-9 years || 54  ||
 * || 10-14 years || 72  ||
 * || 15-24 years || 1120  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 1906  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 2851  ||
 * || ** Total ** || ** 6071 **  ||
 * ** Miranda ** || **Ages** || **Number of Deaths (2003-2007)** ||
 * || 1-4 years || 700  ||
 * || 5-9 years || 76  ||
 * || 10-14 years || 104  ||
 * || 15-24 years || 1392  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 2134  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 2916  ||
 * || ** Total ** || ** 7322 **  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Ages** || **Number of Deaths (2009)** ||
 * || Less than 1 || 6370  ||
 * || 1-4 years || 1229  ||
 * || 5-9 years || 676  ||
 * || 10-14 years || 824  ||
 * || 15-24 years || 10,631  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 18,852  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 28767  ||
 * || ** Total ** || ** 67349 **  ||
 * || 15-24 years || 10,631  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 18,852  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 28767  ||
 * || ** Total ** || ** 67349 **  ||

Sources: 3,4, and 5
 * ** Morbidity ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //Causes of Death// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Districto Capital ** || **Cause of Death** || **Percentage in 2007** ||  ||   ||
 * || Highly Preventable Illness || 11.5  ||   ||   ||
 * || Moderately Preventable Illness || 51  ||   ||   ||
 * || Non-Preventable Illness || 24.6  ||   ||   ||
 * || Other || 13  ||   ||   ||
 * || Total || 100  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Miranda ** || **Cause of Death** || **Percentage in 2007** ||  ||   ||
 * || Highly Preventable Illness || 9.1  ||   ||   ||
 * || Moderately Preventable Illness || 53.3  ||   ||   ||
 * || Non-Preventable Illness || 23.9  ||   ||   ||
 * || Other || 13.6  ||   ||   ||
 * || Total || 100  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Cause of Death** || **Degree Preventability** || **Percent in 1973** || **Percent in 1981** ||
 * || Heart Disease || NA according to INE || 10.9  ||  14.8  ||
 * || Cancer || Poorly according to INE || 7.9  ||  9.4  ||
 * || Accidents || NA according to INE || 7.8  ||  11.7  ||
 * || Diarrheal Disease || Highly according to INE || 7.5  ||  3.8  ||
 * || Perinatal Complications || Highly according to INE || 6.7  ||  7.5  ||
 * || Pneumonia || Highly according to INE || 6.6  ||  4.7  ||
 * || Cerobrovascualr Disease || NA according to INE || 4.5  ||  5.5  ||
 * || Suicides and Homicides || Poorly/Moderately according to INE || 2.1  ||  2.7  ||
 * || Congenital Anomalies || Poorly according to INE || 1.6  ||  1.9  ||
 * || Diabetes || Moderately according to INE || 1.4  ||  2.2  ||
 * || Congenital Anomalies || Poorly according to INE || 1.6  ||  1.9  ||
 * || Diabetes || Moderately according to INE || 1.4  ||  2.2  ||

Health Behaviors
Sources: 6,7,8, and 9
 * //Adult Smoking// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **Smoking Status** || **Percentage in 2009** ||
 * || Nerver a Smoker || 27  ||
 * || Former Smoker || 39.2  ||
 * || Current Smoker || 33.8  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Current Smoker Age > 15** || **Percentage in 2010** ||
 * || Male || 49.6  ||
 * || Female || 7.2  ||
 * //Adult Obesity// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **Weight** || **Percentage in 2006** ||
 * || Normal Weight || 32.22  ||
 * || Overweight || 31.11  ||
 * || Obese || 28.89  ||
 * || Malnutrition || 7.78  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Weight** || **Percentage in 2009** ||
 * || Obese || 29.6  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Weight** || **Percentage in 2009** ||
 * || Obese || 29.6  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Weight** || **Percentage in 2009** ||
 * || Obese || 29.6  ||

Sources: 10,11, and 12
 * //Excessive Drinking// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **Consumer Type** || **Percentage in 2007** ||
 * || Abstainer || 13.9  ||
 * || Social Consumer || 42.6  ||
 * || Risky Consumer || 10.5  ||
 * || Dysfunctional Consumer || 25.9  ||
 * || Alcoholic || 7.1  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Global Ranking in total Beer Consumption** || 13  ||
 * || **Total Consumption (10,000 kl)** || 243.3  ||
 * || **National Share of Global Market** || 1.40%  ||
 * || **Alcohol consumption among adults aged ≥15 years** || 0.8 liters of pure alcohol per person per year ||
 * || **Alcohol consumption among adults aged ≥15 years** || 0.8 liters of pure alcohol per person per year ||

Sources: 13 and 14
 * //Motor Vehicle Crash Death Rate// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **Municipality** || **Year** || **Total Numer of Car Accidents** || **Death rate** || **Accident rate** ||
 * || Baruta || 2011  ||  1963  || 3/month || 13 per day ||
 * || Chacao || 2011  ||  1756  || 3/5 months || 1718 collisions per 5 months and 38 accident with injuries per 5 months ||
 * || Sucre || 2011  ||  628  || NA || NA ||
 * || El Hatillo || 2011  ||  1  || NA || NA ||
 * || Metropolitan area of Caracas ||  ||  4348  || NA || NA ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Traffic Accident Facts** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || 2nd leading cause of death behind homicides ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || 1 person dies every 75 minutes due to traffic accidents ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Total number of traffic deaths in 2008 || 7714  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Mortality rate || 21.3 traffic accidents per 100,000 inhabitants ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || World ranking in traffic deaths among 19-25 year olds || 15  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Latin America ranking in traffic deaths among 15-25 year olds || 2  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Latin America ranking in traffic deaths among 15-25 year olds || 2  ||   ||   ||   ||

Sources: 15 and 16
 * ** Districto Capital ** || **Type of STI** || **Year** || **Number of Cases** || **Percent of all reported illnesses** ||
 * || Syphilis || 2004-2008 || 3326  ||  41  ||
 * || Gonococcal infection || 2004-2008 || 1589  ||  19  ||
 * || Condyloma/Genital Warts || 2004-2008 || 1262  ||  16  ||
 * || HPV || 2004-2008 || 864  ||  11  ||
 * || Non-Gonococcal infection || 2004-2008 || 581  ||  7  ||
 * || Genital Candidiasis || 2004-2008 || 483  ||  6  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Type of STI** || **Rate** ||  ||   ||
 * || Chlamydia Trachomatis || 30% of university students ||  ||   ||
 * || HPV || 60% of entire population ||  ||   ||
 * || Gonorrhea || 1 out of 679 inhabitants ||  ||   ||
 * || HIV || 110,000 people affected in 2003 ||  ||   ||
 * || Herpes || 80% of adult population ||  ||   ||
 * || Herpes || 80% of adult population ||  ||   ||

Sources: 17, 18, and 19
 * //Teen Birth Rate// ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **Year** || **Number of Adolescent Pregnancies** ||  ||
 * || 2004  ||  999  ||   ||
 * || 2005  ||  730  ||   ||
 * || 2006  ||  1240  ||   ||
 * || 2007  ||  1370  ||   ||
 * || 2008  ||  1440  ||   ||
 * || **Age** || **Number of Pregnancies between 2004-2008** || **Percent** ||
 * || 11-13 years || 1590  ||  27.5  ||
 * || 14-16 years || 1656  ||  28.7  ||
 * || 17-19 years || 2533  ||  43.8  ||
 * || **Education Level** || **Number of Adolescent Pregnancies 2004-2008** || **Percent** ||
 * || Primary Incomplete || 515  ||  8.9  ||
 * || Primary Complete || 758  ||  13.1  ||
 * || Middle Incomplete || 1854  ||  32.1  ||
 * || Middle Complete || 1342  ||  23.2  ||
 * || Superior Incomplete || 79  ||  1.4  ||
 * || No Education || 1231  ||  21.3  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Age/Character/Fact** || **Rate** ||  ||
 * || 15-19 || 97/1000 have a child ||  ||
 * || 15-19 || 21% of live births occur in this age range ||  ||
 * || Adolescents || 2/5 leave school due to pregnancy ||  ||
 * || Poor and less educated adolescents || 4 times more likely to become pregnant ||  ||
 * || **Highest number is teen pregnancies in South America ||  ||   ||
 * || 15-19 || 97/1000 have a child ||  ||
 * || 15-19 || 21% of live births occur in this age range ||  ||
 * || Adolescents || 2/5 leave school due to pregnancy ||  ||
 * || Poor and less educated adolescents || 4 times more likely to become pregnant ||  ||
 * || **Highest number is teen pregnancies in South America ||  ||   ||

Social Economic Factors
Sources: 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24
 * //High School Graduation// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **High school graduation rate** || 12%  ||
 * ** Distrcito Capital ** || **Level of Education** || **Number of students not promoted (2006/2007)** ||
 * || (Primary) 1st grade || 1677  ||
 * || (Primary) 2nd grade || 1349  ||
 * || (Primary) 3rd grade || 1182  ||
 * || (Primary) 4th grade || 968  ||
 * || (Primary) 5th grade || 702  ||
 * || (Primary) 6th grade || 241  ||
 * || Primary total || 6119  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 1st year || 11334  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 2nd year || 3417  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 3rd year || 2424  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 1 Total || 17165  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 1st year || 1808  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 2nd year || 746  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 3rd year || 23  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 2 Total || 2577  ||
 * || **Level of Education** || **Number of students enrolled (2006/2007)** ||
 * || (Primary) 1st grade || 30292  ||
 * || (Primary) 2nd grade || 29237  ||
 * || (Primary) 3rd grade || 27975  ||
 * || (Primary) 4th grade || 27868  ||
 * || (Primary) 5th grade || 28132  ||
 * || (Primary) 6th grade || 28554  ||
 * || Primary total || 172058  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 1st year || 36016  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 2nd year || 24951  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 3rd year || 21960  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 1 Total || 82927  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 1st year || 18273  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 2nd year || 15662  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 3rd year || 1543  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 2 Total || 8885  ||
 * || Total enrollment || 263870  ||
 * || **Branch of Economic Activity** || **Total Years of Education (2008)** ||
 * || Agricultural, livestock, hunting || 7.7  ||
 * || Manufacturing || 9.2  ||
 * || Construction || 8.6  ||
 * || Trade, Restaurants, and Hotels || 9.3  ||
 * || Transportation, Storage, and Communications || 10  ||
 * || Exploitation of hydrocarbons, mines and quarries || 13.7  ||
 * || Electricity, gas, and water || 12.4  ||
 * || Financial institutions, insurance, and real estate || 12  ||
 * || Community, social, and personal services || 11.4  ||
 * || **Age Group** || **Total Years of School (2008)** ||
 * || 15-24 years || 9.87  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 10.8  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 9.33  ||
 * || 65 years and older || 6.72  ||
 * ** Miranda ** || **Level of Education** || **Number of students enrolled (2006-2007)** ||
 * || (Primary) 1st grade || 50407  ||
 * || (Primary) 2nd grade || 48278  ||
 * || (Primary) 3rd grade || 49826  ||
 * || (Primary) 4th grade || 49227  ||
 * || (Primary) 5th grade || 49340  ||
 * || (Primary) 6th grade || 47014  ||
 * || Primary total || 294092  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 1st year || 52264  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 2nd year || 46042  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 3rd year || 39959  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 1 Total || 138265  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 1st year || **33688**  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 2nd year || 28019  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 3rd year || 1732  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 2 Total || 63439  ||
 * || **Level of Education** || **Number of students not promoted (2006/2007)** ||
 * || (Primary) 1st grade || 4564  ||
 * || (Primary) 2nd grade || 3461  ||
 * || (Primary) 3rd grade || **3610**  ||
 * || (Primary) 4th grade || 2665  ||
 * || (Primary) 5th grade || 1929  ||
 * || (Primary) 6th grade || 844  ||
 * || Primary total || 17073  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 1st year || 552  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 2nd year || 309  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 3rd year || 198  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 1 Total || 1059  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 1st year || 2062  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 2nd year || 661  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 3rd year || 27  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 2 Total || 2750  ||
 * || **Age Group** || **Total years of school (2008)** ||
 * || 15-24 years || 9.8  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 10  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 8.5  ||
 * || 65 years and older || 6.6  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **High school graduation rate (2009)** || Increased from 44-66% ||
 * || (Primary) 3rd grade || **3610**  ||
 * || (Primary) 4th grade || 2665  ||
 * || (Primary) 5th grade || 1929  ||
 * || (Primary) 6th grade || 844  ||
 * || Primary total || 17073  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 1st year || 552  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 2nd year || 309  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 1) 3rd year || 198  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 1 Total || 1059  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 1st year || 2062  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 2nd year || 661  ||
 * || (Secondary Cycle 2) 3rd year || 27  ||
 * || Secondary Cycle 2 Total || 2750  ||
 * || **Age Group** || **Total years of school (2008)** ||
 * || 15-24 years || 9.8  ||
 * || 25-44 years || 10  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 8.5  ||
 * || 65 years and older || 6.6  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **High school graduation rate (2009)** || Increased from 44-66% ||
 * || 25-44 years || 10  ||
 * || 45-64 years || 8.5  ||
 * || 65 years and older || 6.6  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **High school graduation rate (2009)** || Increased from 44-66% ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **High school graduation rate (2009)** || Increased from 44-66% ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **High school graduation rate (2009)** || Increased from 44-66% ||

Sources: 25, 26, and 27
 * //Some College// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** ||  ||   ||
 * || **// Education level of adults ages 15 and over (2003) //** ||  ||
 * || **Level of Education** || **Percent** ||
 * || No education || 8.31  ||
 * || Basic education || 54.99  ||
 * || Secondary/high school education || 20.51  ||
 * || Post-secondary but not university education || 5.83  ||
 * || University education || 10.52  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **College Status** || **Number of Students Enrolled (2008)** ||
 * || Undergraduate || 102983  ||
 * || Post-Graduate || 2006348  ||
 * || Total || 2109331  ||
 * || **University Enrollment Facts** ||  ||
 * || 83% enrollment rate ||  ||
 * || 2nd highest enrollement rate in South America and Caribbean ||  ||
 * || 5th highest gross enrollment rate in the world ||  ||
 * || 2nd highest enrollement rate in South America and Caribbean ||  ||
 * || 5th highest gross enrollment rate in the world ||  ||

Sources: 28, 29, and 30
 * //Unemployment// ||  ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** ||  ||   ||
 * ** Miranda ** || **Employment Status** || **Percent (2006)** ||
 * || Employed || 90.7  ||
 * || Unemployed || 9.3  ||
 * ** Districto Capital ** || **Employment Status** || **Percent (2006)** ||
 * || Employed || 91.1  ||
 * || Unemployed || 8.9  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || Employment Status || Percent ||
 * || Employed || 91.5  ||
 * || Unemployed || 8.5  ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || Employment Status || Percent ||
 * || Employed || 91.5  ||
 * || Unemployed || 8.5  ||

Sources: 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36
 * //Impoverished citizens// ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Caracas ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Miranda ** || **Municipality** || **Percent of those in poverty (2001)** || **Percent of those in extreme poverty** ||
 * || Baruta || 11.2  ||  1.8  ||
 * || Chacao || 8.7  ||  0.7  ||
 * || Los Salias || 6.1  ||  1.1  ||
 * || **Economic Status of Home** || **Percentage of Homes** ||  ||
 * || Non-Poor || 76.2  ||   ||
 * || Non-Extreme Poor || 16.19  ||   ||
 * || Extreme Poor || 7.61  ||   ||
 * ** Districto Capital ** || **Economic Status of Home** || **Percentage of Homes** ||  ||
 * || Non-Poor || 83.65  ||   ||
 * || Non-Extreme Poor || 13.49  ||   ||
 * || Extreme Poor || 2.86  ||   ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || Population Below Poverty Line (2005) || 37.90%  ||   ||
 * || Non-Poor || 83.65  ||   ||
 * || Non-Extreme Poor || 13.49  ||   ||
 * || Extreme Poor || 2.86  ||   ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || Population Below Poverty Line (2005) || 37.90%  ||   ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || Population Below Poverty Line (2005) || 37.90%  ||   ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || Population Below Poverty Line (2005) || 37.90%  ||   ||

Sources: 37 and 38
 * //Violent Crime Rate// ||  ||
 * ** Caracas ** || **Crime Facts** ||
 * || Murder rate of 233 per 100,000 inhabitants ||
 * || Ranks as the world's number 1 murder capital ||
 * ** Venezuela ** || **Crime Facts** ||
 * || Murder rate of 160 per 100,000 inhabitants ||
 * || 12,557 reported murders in 2006 ||
 * || 34 murder per day in 2006 ||
 * || 118,541 murders since 1999 ||
 * || 118,541 murders since 1999 ||

Summary

 * The state of Miranda has a higher rate of premature death than the Distrito Capital with 7,322 premature deaths between 2003-2007. The rate of premature deaths in Caracas accounted for 19.9% of premature deaths in Venezuela (13,393/67,349).


 * In both Miranda and the Distrito Capital, the leading cause of death at 53% and 51% respectfully was due moderately preventable illnesses, while the leading cause of death in Venezuela in 1981 was heart disease at 14.8%.


 * Currently, 33.8% of Caracas natives are smokers; in Venezuela as a whole, 49.6% of males are smokers while 7.2% of women are smokers.


 * In Caracas, 31% of citizens are overweight while 28.89% are obese; In Venezuela, 29.6% are obese.


 * When it comes to alcoholic drinking, 42.6% are social consumers, 10.5% are risky consumers, 25.9% are dysfunctional consumers, and 7.1% are alcoholics. Globally, Venezuela ranks #13 in total beer consumption.


 * In the municipality of Baruta in Caracas, the motor vehicle crash death rate is 3/month while the accident rate is 13/day. In Venezuela, motor vehicle crashes are the second leading cause of death with a rate of 1 death/75 minutes. The total number of traffic deaths in 2008 was 7714. Venezuela also ranks 2nd in Latin America for the most number of traffic deaths among the 15-25 year old age group.


 * The number one type of STI in Caracas between 2004-2008 was Syphilis at 41%.


 * In 2008, there were a total of 1440 adolescent pregnancies in Caracas. Between 2004-2008, the age group with the highest number of adolescent pregnancies was the 17-19 year old group at 43.8%. The education system is divided into primary, middle, and superior levels of education and the majority (32.1%) of pregnant adolescents did not complete the middle level of education. In Venezuela, 21% of live births occur between 15-19 years of age, and the poor and less educated adolescents are 4 times more likely to become pregnant.


 * Caracas has a high school graduation rate of 12%. The high school graduation rate of Venezuela increased from 44%-66% in 2009.


 * In Caracas, only 10.52% have received a university education. Venezuela has an 83% university enrollment rate, which is the 2nd highest enrollment in South America and the Caribbean and the 5th highest gross enrollment rate in the world.


 * The unemployment rate in Miranda is 9.3% and in the Distrito Capital it is 8.9%. Venezuela's unemployment rate is 8.5%.


 * In Miranda, 23.8% live below the poverty line. In the Distrito Capital, 16.32% live below the poverty line. In Venezuela, 37.9% live below the poverty line.


 * Caracas has a murder rate of 233/100,000 inhabitants, and as a result, in 2008 Caracas was ranked as the world's number 1 murder capital. Venezuela has a murder rate of 160/100,000 inhabitants, and in 2006, there were over 34 murders per day.

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